The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-10-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

-Sopchoppy is the name Of Florida
town.
The man who undertakes the Jour
ney Of life without a destination will
get lost in the woods Whitehall Times.
The policeman who never arrests
anybody but little boys might be called
= variety Of eollarer infantum. Wash
iHgtOH Critic.
Mr.. Day recently married Miss
Week in Minneapolis. He probably
went on the theory that week was
worth more than \ Chicago ,our-
nal
-Vagrant-"Why are you here IN
the dock?' Sharper-''For raising
check. Why are you here?" Yagrant
because 1 couldn't raise one. ~
Boston Budget.
The innermOst, unexpressed thought
OF every man Is about this: IF every
other man had been created As nearly
right rs am. the millennium might come
almost any day. DansUiIle Breeze.
AT st. Augustine. Fla, few DAYS
since A. NJ Lopez. while ut work tear
ing down MlssOn's building on st.
George street, found an Old-fashiOned
pistol imbedded in the walls. It is Of
queer design and undoubtedly Of great
age.
The house in which Isaiah Colby
and his wife were murdered at Cherry
Run, Pa, is nearly cut TO pieces By
relic hunters and one Of them has the
shoes taken frnm Colby after the MUIR
der on exhibition in his store at Lock
Haven.
The Pan Yam mine near Helena,
NJ. T.. Is one Of the richest Of recent
strikes In the Territory. Il was dis
covered by John Waulshagaa. a la
bOrer. During the last two weeks in
August $4,000 worth Of ore was taken
out Of the mine.
N. H. Wilson. Of MERGED. Cal. has
Just received some Egyptian wheat
5000 years old. which was found In the
coffin Of an Egyptian prince. while un-
rolling the mummy. Prof Gilden. II
Boston. brought the wheat to the United |
States IN 1850.
Sweet Pickles: Ten pounds Of
fruit. four pounds Of sugar. one quart
Of vinegar. four ounces cinnamon, one
ounce cloves Boil fruit tender and
drain. seald vinegar and spices together
three mornings and pour on hot
Boston Budget
Omaha Dame (reading) - The
King has just begun a suit for divorce
against his wife" Chicago Dame
81 didn't hear the first part What
King?" ''1he King Of the Socisty
Islands" 20. often wondered why
they were called Society Islands -
Omaha World.
For some time it was thought q
ghost had taken up its abode in Frey's
mine, near Brownsville. Pa. and timor-
Ous miners gave It's quarters . wide
berth. Il was die Overed that q bull
calf with long Ct sin on its neck had
wandered in there oget away from the
lies and was unable 10 find its way out.
Omaha Invalid-'-O. dear. % the
ioetOr has sent me some more pills"
Husband-''Pills2" ayes; didn't he
ell you what they Weres I'm sure liy
heir looks they are blue mass pills, too.
But how big they are ''Cireat Escu-
aPiusi Are sou talking about the con-
ents Of that boxl sent you that my
elf They arr not pills. they are new
'eaehes. ''-ORaha World
Sharks are accused Of causing the
yreat scarcity Of soft crabs In the waters
lereabOut this summer. They are un-
isually numerous and bold. and NAV
x seen any day swimming about on
he fats exploring tie WateF-grass with
heir blunt noses. They 90 into the
owes that are shedding places Of crabs
nd destroy all the soft ones they can
Ind. -BelfimOrs SHn
- Some German Investigators have
calculated the relative liability Of in
ury to the eye. finding that Il al parts
4 the body were equally exposed TO
injury. wounds Of the eye would bear
o wounds Of other parts the proper
ion Of one in shout six hundred; as
natter Of fact the proportion Is about
hirty-six in one thopsand.-Bosiss
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